Portuguese EU Council Presidency 2007

Portuguese EU Presidency 2007 logo
country	Portugal
Term of office	July 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007
Chair	José Sócrates
Web presence	http://www.eu2007.pt
chronology
◀   Germany	Slovenia   ▶

During the Portuguese EU Council Presidency, the EU-Brazil Conference in Lisbon took place on July 4, 2007

The Portuguese EU Presidency in the second half of 2007 referred to the presidency of Portugal in the Council of the European Union . On the basis of Art. 203 sentence 1 of the Treaty in conjunction with the Council Decision 2005/902 / EC, Euratom, the members had the Cabinet Sócrates I the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from July 1 to December 31, 2007 held. Prime Minister Jose Socrates was Chairman of the European Council , Foreign Minister Luís Amado headed the Council for General Affairs and External Relations .

Political agenda

On May 15, 2007 , the Portuguese Foreign Minister Luís Amado presented the main points of the political program of the Portuguese Council Presidency on the occasion of a political debate by Friends of Europe in Brussels . In continuation of the efforts of the German Presidency, the Sócrates government devoted itself to solving the European constitutional crisis; on December 13, 2007, the Lisbon Treaty was signed for this purpose . In addition, the competitiveness of the European economic area within the framework of the Lisbon strategy as well as security and foreign policy were the focus.

Web links

• Official website
• "Portuguese Council Presidency: Foreign Minister names priorities", euractiv.com, May 16, 2007 (Ger., Eng., French)
• Portuguese Presidency: Towards a new Mediterranean-style EU treaty, Euros du Village

predecessor	Office	successor
German EU Council Presidency	EU Council Presidency July 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007	Slovenian EU Council Presidency